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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to [syn: agenda, docket, schedule]
2: an ordered list of times at which things are planned to occur v
1: plan for an activity or event; "I've scheduled a concert next week"
2: make a schedule; plan the time and place for events; "I scheduled an exam for this afternoon"

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin scedula slip, page, charter, from Late Latin schedula slip of paper, diminutive of Latin *scheda strip of papyrus, probably back-formation from Latin schedium impromptu speech, from Greek schedion, from neuter of schedios casual; akin to Greek schedon near at hand, echein to seize, have Date: 14th century 1. a. obsolete a written document b. a statement of supplementary details appended to a legal or legislative document 2. a written or printed list, catalog, or inventory; also timetable 1 3. program; especially a procedural plan that indicates the time and sequence of each operation <finished on schedule> 4. a body of items to be dealt with ; agenda 5. often capitalized a governmental list of drugs all subject to the same legal restrictions and controls — usually used with a Roman numeral I to V indicating decreasing potential for abuse or addiction II. transitive verb (scheduled; scheduling) Date: 1843 1. to appoint, assign, or designate for a fixed time 2. a. to place in a schedule b. to make a schedule of • scheduler noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a a list or plan of intended events, times, etc. b a plan of work (not on my schedule for next week). 2 a list of rates or prices. 3 US a timetable. 4 a tabulated inventory etc. esp. as an appendix to a document. --v.tr. 1 include in a schedule. 2 make a schedule of. 3 Brit. include (a building) in a list for preservation or protection. Phrases and idioms: according to schedule (or on schedule) as planned; on time. behind schedule behind time. scheduled flight (or service etc.) a public flight, service, etc., according to a regular timetable. scheduled territories hist. = sterling area. Derivatives: scheduler n. Etymology: ME f. OF cedule f. LL schedula slip of paper, dimin. of scheda f. Gk skhede papyrus-leaf

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Schedule Sched"ule, v. t. To form into, or place in, a schedule.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Schedule Sched"ule (?; in England commonly ?; 277), n. [F. c['e]dule, formerly also spelt schedule, L. schedula, dim. of scheda, scida, a strip of papyrus bark, a leaf of paper; akin to (or perh. from) Gr. ? a tablet, leaf, and to L. scindere to cleave, Gr. ?. See Schism, and cf. Cedule.] A written or printed scroll or sheet of paper; a document; especially, a formal list or inventory; a list or catalogue annexed to a larger document, as to a will, a lease, a statute, etc.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(schedules, scheduling, scheduled) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A schedule is a plan that gives a list of events or tasks and the times at which each one should happen or be done. He has been forced to adjust his schedule... We both have such hectic schedules. = timetable N-COUNT 2. You can use schedule to refer to the time or way something is planned to be done. For example, if something is completed on schedule, it is completed at the time planned. The jet arrived in Johannesburg two minutes ahead of schedule... Everything went according to schedule... N-UNCOUNT: prep N 3. If something is scheduled to happen at a particular time, arrangements are made for it to happen at that time. The space shuttle had been scheduled to blast off at
04:38... A presidential election was scheduled for last December... No new talks are scheduled. VERB: usu passive, be V-ed to-inf, be V-ed for n, V-ed 4. A schedule is a written list of things, for example a list of prices, details, or conditions. = list N-COUNT 5. A schedule is a list of all the times when trains, boats, buses, or aircraft are supposed to arrive at or leave a particular place. (mainly AM; in BRIT, usually use timetable) ...a bus schedule. N-COUNT 6. In a school or college, a schedule is a diagram that shows the times in the week at which particular subjects are taught. (AM; in BRIT, usually use timetable) N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Scroll, document. 2. Inventory, list, record, roll, table, catalogue, register.

Moby Thesaurus

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